Accelerating Construction of a General Hospital (810 Beds) in Front of Geumcheon-gu Office

‘Old Daehan Jeonseon Site General Hospital Construction Project’ Passes Seoul City Architectural Committee Review...Plan to Build Large General Hospital with 810 Beds, 18 Floors Above Ground...Construction Permit Process to Follow, Completion Scheduled for 2025

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] The large-scale general hospital construction project in front of Geumcheon-gu Office is set to accelerate.

Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) announced that the comprehensive hospital construction project in the area of 996, Siheung-dong, in front of Geumcheon-gu Office Station (former site of Daehan Electric Wire) passed the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Architectural Committee review on the 23rd.

The district’s ‘General Hospital Construction’ project is a core initiative reflecting the long-standing wish of the residents, who started a petition with 250,000 signatures due to the lack of medical facilities causing difficulties for Geumcheon-gu citizens.

The district submitted the architectural review materials provided by the Woojeong Medical Foundation to the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Architectural Committee on the 4th after consultations with related departments.

The general hospital construction project, which has completed traffic impact assessments and underground safety impact assessments since June last year, received an ‘approval as originally proposed’ in this Seoul Metropolitan Government Architectural Committee review.

According to the architectural review plan (draft), a large-scale general hospital with approximately 177,000㎡ of total floor area (810 beds), consisting of 5 basement floors and 18 above-ground floors, along with a cardiovascular center, gastrointestinal center, and women’s center, will be built on a 24,720㎡ site in front of Geumcheon-gu Office.

Along with this, the creation of public open spaces and roads as infrastructure is expected to lead to improvements in road traffic around Geumcheon-gu Office Station and changes in the urban environment.

Additionally, public health-related facilities such as a Children’s Meal Management Support Center and a Dementia Safety Center will be installed within the general hospital to provide one-stop services linked with the hospital for vulnerable health groups.

Following the approval by the Seoul Metropolitan Government Architectural Committee, the district plans to complete the related permits and approvals sequentially and accelerate the hospital construction project aiming for completion in 2025.

Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, “With the approval from the Seoul Metropolitan Government Architectural Committee, the general hospital construction project has gained momentum. Once the large-scale general hospital project in the area around Geumcheon-gu Office Station, the face of Geumcheon-gu, is completed, it is expected to provide high-quality comprehensive medical services to Geumcheon-gu residents.”

For more details, inquiries can be made to the Architecture Division of Geumcheon-gu Office.

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